Thursday, January 10, 2013

HOW TO STAY HEALTHY IN WINTER

JANUS IS THE GOD THAT JANUARY IS NAMED AFTER.  HE LOOKED INTO THE PAST AND THE FUTURE RECOMMENDS TO TRY NATURAL WAYS TO STAY HEALTHY.    CHICKEN SOUP IS GREAT FOR EASING INFLAMATIONS OF THE THROAT
CELLS THAT CAN CAUSE A COLD.  YOU CAN USE GINGER AS WELL.  IT WAS GROWN IN PREHISTORIC TIMES.  THE GREEKS USED TIMES.  THE GREEKS USED THE DRIED FORM AND IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SPICES IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE.  GINGER HAS CHEMICALS THAT HELP FIGHT THE LEADING CAUSE OF COLDS.  THE CHINESE USE IT MEDICINALLY.  GINSENG IS ALSO USED BY CANADIANS FOR COLDS GARLIC IS AN ANTIVIRAL AND HAS LONG BEEN USED FOR HEALING.  IT OPENS UP SINUSES. CRUSHING OR CUTTING UP RAW GINGER  AND GARLIC PRODUCES A SULPHER COMPOUNDKNOWN AS ALLICIN, AND IT IS ANTIVIRAL.

JUNI0PER BERRIES BOAST ANOTHER TYPE OF ANTIVIRAL.  THEY MAKE ESSENTIAL OIL AS WELL.  HONEY CAN SOOTH A SORE THROAT.  LEMONS ALSO CONTAIN ANTIVIRAL PROPERTIES TO BREAK UP A FEVER.

BY CHEF RON SKOAN  














CHEF RON SKAAR

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